Definition
小写 has two main noun senses. In typography, it refers to lowercase letters (as opposed to 大写 'uppercase'). In Chinese numerals, 小写 refers to the simple, everyday forms like 一, 二, 三, as opposed to the formal 大写 forms (壹, 贰, 叁) used on checks and official documents. Be careful not to confuse it with the verb 写小写 'to write in lowercase'.
n.
lowercase lettersimple form of Chinese numerals (as opposed to the formal 大写)
Examples
- 小写。Zhège dāncí yīnggāi yòng xiǎo xiě xiě.This word should be written in lowercase.
- ，小写，贰。Zài Zhōngwén lǐ, xiǎo xiě shùzì jiù shì yī èr sān, dàxiě shì yī èr sān.In Chinese, the simple numerals are one, two, three; the formal ones are the complex forms.
- 小写。Tā de qiānmíng yòng de shì xiǎo xiě zìmǔ.His signature uses lowercase letters.
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